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Influences 

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Planetary 

Influences 

and 

Human Affairs 



BY 



« ARIEL " 



<« There are more things in heav'n and earth, Horatio, 
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. ' ' 

r SHAKSPERE, 



NEW YORK 
THOMAS H. KANE 
1901 



THE LIBRARY OF 

eONGRESS, 
Two CoPtta HecEtvEc 

JAN. 20 1902 

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" I tell thee, 
There is not a pulse beats in the human frame 
That is not governed by the stars above us, 
The blood that fills our veins, in all its ebb 
And flow, is swayed by them as certainly 
As are the restless tides of the salt sea 
By the resplendent moon; and at thy birth 
Thy mother's eye, gazed not more steadfastly 
On thee, than did the star that rules thy fate, 
Showering upon thy head an influence 
Malignant or benign.' ' 

THOMAS NEIL. 



forces. 



The most powerful forces of nature are the unseen 
Philosophy of Personal Influence. 



Copyrighted, December a6, 1901, by THOMAS H. KANE.\ 



PLANETARY INFLUENCES. 

Observation of natural phenomena 
has revealed the existence of 
forces operating in conformity with well- 
defined — though, perhaps, not always 
physically-evident — laws. 

Physicists assert that the matured fruit, 
parting from its parent bough, descends 
to the earth in obedience to the law 
of gravitation ; that chemical elements 
combine in accordance with specific laws 
of attraction ; that the earth, revolving 
on its axis and cycling in its orbit, is 
governed by fixed laws ; that many of 
the myriad stars, "which night reveals to 
our entranced vision, move in their orbits 
in conformity with known laws. 

The orderly and systematic arrange- 
ment of the Universe reveals the marvelous 



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prescience and wisdom of the Creator and 
emphatically; precludes the possibility or 
existence of what is popularly designated 
" chance." 

Human affairs are, necessarily, included 
in this arrangement. Every human being 
has his or her specific sphere of activity 
in life. But, whether that sphere be in 
Religion, Art, Banking, Merchandising 
or Mechanics, it is known that the lives 
and affairs of the inhabitants of the earth 
are subject to planetary influences. Master 
minds, in all ages of the world, have 
recognized this fact. 

Need we marvel, then, that a study of 
the operation of these finer forces in 
Nature leads to an intelligent and com- 
prehensive knowledge of mundane affairs? 
or that that knowledge enables us to in- 
vestigate and understand the relation of 
success or failure, fortune or misfortune, 



EPOCHS. 5 

happiness or unhappiness, good or ill- 
health, and many of the other phenomena 
of life, to the nativity of the individual, 
or, so to express it, of the project, if such 
it be ? 

Nor need we be surprised at the veri- 
fication of the maxim that "There is a 
time to sow and a time to reap ; " or, in 
other words, that there are favorable and 
unfavorable epochs in human affairs ; a 
fact which experience has incontestably 
demonstrated by the actual occurrence of 
these epochs. 

Is it not commendable and advisable, 
then, to utilize the advantages of favor- 
able epochs and conditions, and, if 
possible, avoid the disadvantages of unfav- 
orable ones ? The wisdom of such a 
course of action is self-evident. 

It is, practically, impossible, however, 
to do so without the aid of a competent 



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adviser who has made a special study of 
these matters. His advice concerning 
personal affairs, business ventures, domestic 
relations, investments, health, wealth, 
friends and a variety of other subjects will 
be intrinsically valuable beyond any finan- 
cial outlay involved in its acquisition. 

In proof of the truth of this statement 
it may, perhaps, be interesting to mention 
the fact that the equivalent of $ i ooo was 
paid, presumably by the German Gov- 
ernment or one of its emissaries, for 
knowledge of the most propitious time to 
inaugurate the Franco-Prussian war which 
resulted in the defeat of France. 

Is there a valid reason why a similar 
course of investigation should not be 
made in regard to other affairs ? Nay, 
more, is it not the duty of a financier or 
of a merchant to avail himself of proper 
safeguards against loss ? 



FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. 7 

The existence of a surplus of $8,000, 
000 and of a defalcation of $60,000 as 
coincident facts in the affairs of a promi- 
nent financial institution prove that 
appearances of prosperity and security are, 
sometimes, deceptive and unreliable. 

A planetary study of the affairs of that 
institution, or of the characteristics of its 
employes, would, doubtless, have resulted 
in a timely warning that would have 
inspired the managers with a greater 
degree of caution and thus have prevented 
or lessened the disagreeable notoriety and 
impairment of prestige consequent upon the 
exposure of the affairs of that institution. 

In view of these and other facts how 
can a financial officer reconcile careless or 
indifferent management — especially if due 
to pride, prejudice or intolerance, — with 
a proper and conservative regard for the 
financial interests confided to his care ? 



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Is it wise to allow idiosyncracies to 
preclude the benefit of advice, based on 
scientific methods of investigation, which 
the experience of ages has proved to be 
valuable and useful ? 

Pride, prejudice and intolerance should 
be excluded from the rational manage- 
ment of personal, business or family affairs. 

Why should a physician, whose diag- 
nosis of an intricate or obscure ailment 
has proved confusing, hesitate to avail 
himself of the benefit of advice that may 
enable him to rectify his diagnosis if it 
happen to be erroneous ? 

Is it not good policy for a business 
man to ascertain whether the time be 
favorable and the prospects good for a 
proposed business venture ? 

Are the building, launching, sailing 
and management of a ship matters of so 
little importance that they may be care- 



BENEFIT OF ADVICE. 9 

lessly attended to or disregarded with 
impunity ? Do not the meteorological 
conditions that may prevail during her 
voyage deserve some consideration in view 
of the appalling list of marine disasters ? 

Why should not the captain or com- 
mander of a ship be advised concerning 
the prospects of a voyage or the manage- 
ment of his crew ? 

Is it not an advantage for the lawyer to 
have additional channels of information 
revealed to him ? 

Should Judges or Prosecuting Officers 
discard possible sources of information 
concerning matters subject to considera- 
tion ? 

In the Executive branches of govern- 
mental affairs do not instances occur 
where skill and judgment are baffled and 
where advice would, perhaps, be both 
useful and valuable ? ■ 



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Is it not the duty of parents to ascertain 
and study the mental and physical char- 
acteristics of their offspring, their condi- 
tion of health, the diseases to which they 
are liable, their future prospects in life, 
etc. ? 

The Divorce cases, that encumber the 
calendars of the Courts, prove, conclu- 
sively, the need of timely advice before 
blindly incurring matrimonial responsi- 
bilities. Wrecked lives, blasted hopes 
and dismembered homes are, not infre- 
quently, the results of rash and ill-advised 
matrimonial ventures. 

These illustrations emphasize the 
necessity and value of laudable, con- 
fidential and conservative counsel deduced 
from the scientific investigation of such 
facts as may be submitted for considera- 
tion. Nor need this imply the anti- 
cipation of personal infallibility, or the 



ADVISER AND PATRONS. H 

possession of supernatural attributes by the 
adviser. He simply endeavors, by scientific 
methods and in accordance with known 
laws, to conscientiously advise his patrons 
and to conserve their interests, just as the 
lawyer consults the interests of his cli- 
ents or the physician those of his patients. 
Hence, it, naturally, follows, that the 
business relations of an adviser and his 
patrons should be strictly confidential-, a 
safeguard that, doubtless, will be properly 
appreciated. 

Scepticism is a mental characteristic 
due to subtle influence imperceptible to 
ordinary observation but readily recog- 
nized by the initiated. It obstructs 
mental vision and delays the recognition 
of actual or possible facts, especially if 
they be not apparent to the senses. The 
possibility of intangible or occult forces 
operating in and around us will only be 



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conceded by the sceptical mind when the 
existence and operation of these forces 
have been made physically and materially 
evident. The remarkable and successful 
experiment in wireless telegraphy of 
transmitting information nearly 1 8oo miles 
through the air, accomplished by Sig. 
Marconi, demonstrates the existence and 
operation of planetary forces. We are 
entering an epoch pregnant with mar- 
velous revelations. 



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